Winter Arts Guide -- A sanctuary for Black artists, born in the violent racial tumult of Boston's past, finally gets its day -- A master artist in residence program gave shelter to emerging Black artists, including many who became big names.

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What is happening on MIT campus this weekend? We have a clue. Sort of. -- The annual Mystery Hunt returns to the Cambridge campus for MLK Jr. weekend, bringing thousands of puzzle hunters together for one epic quest.

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50 fun things to do in and around Boston this winter

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Matt Damon belts out 'Sweet Caroline' in 'Tonight Show' duet with Jimmy Fallon

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Karen Winn's novel 'The Society' reveals fictional 'history and mystery' in Beacon Hill - Boston author Karen Winn's second novel 'The Society," out this week, centers on a secret members only club in Beacon Hill; to promote the novel, she created a TikTok featuring real street and, businesses from the neighborhood where the fictional group's nefarious deeds are performed. The account's followers? They were more interested in the aesthetics.

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Odie Henderson: Rachel McAdams sends for help, plus more winter movies

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Chris Vognar: 10 new and returning shows to watch this winter

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Winter Arts Guide -- At this year's Stave Sessions: a Pulitzer winner's duo with her wife, and classic rock covers in Inuktitut -- Stave Sessions, presented by Vivo Performing Arts, will be performed Feb 18-21 at Crystal Ballroom in Somerville.

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Winter Arts Guide -- 'The Odyssey''s Penelope gets a cabaret show in Lyric Stage's 'Penelope' -- The solo show, running Feb. 6 through March 1, sees the character sharing her side of the story.

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'Heated Rivalry' love nests: A look at Ilya's supposed Boston house and 'The Cottage' An 8,000-square-foot contemporary Ontario home is used as the stand-in for Ilya's home, who in the story, lives around Boston.

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Watch Party - Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new thriller, plus more movies and TV shows to watch this weekend - Don't miss Idris Elba in the second season of "Hijack."

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Celebrated recording artist John Forté dies at his home on Martha's Vineyard -- The Grammy-nominated recording artist best known for his work with the Fugees was found dead at his home in Chilmark on Monday.

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'Henry David Thoreau' argues the writer was more than his most famous work -- The new PBS docuseries, narrated by George Clooney and with Jeff Goldblum voicing Thoreau, delves into Thoreau's life.

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The HBO documentary 'Critical Incident' looks at a death, and a coverup, on the border -- The title sounds like it belongs to a generic action movie, but it's the name of a shadowy piece of government bureaucracy.

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Here are 10 of the best documentaries of 2025 -- Read on for Globe critic Odie Henderson's picks of the best documentaries of the year.

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Alex Edelman comes to the Emerson Colonial, a Red Sox star in Somerville, and more news you might have missed

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Harry Styles announces first album in 4 years: 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.'

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Eight ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day around Boston

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Edward Juvier on road trips, self-help books, pork rinds, and chicharrón

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Amanda Seyfried stuns in 'The Testament of Ann Lee'

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Kristen Stewart stops by the Coolidge to discuss directorial debut, 'The Chronology of Water'

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Jim McBride dies at 78; brought honky-tonk back to country music

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Watching the first episode of 'The Sopranos' was like finding an undiscovered country

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Watch: Affleck, Damon, and Fallon go full Boston while naming every Massachusetts city and town

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Dropkick Murphys mock ICE with 'new' song 'Citizen I.C.E.'

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 11

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'Sinners' for best picture? Grande for supporting actress? Reading between the lines to predict Oscar noms.

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'We have to watch ourselves, but beautiful things are happening': Meshell Ndegeocello on honoring the wisdom of James Baldwin

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'A gentle giant with a warrior's story': Wyclef Jean reacts to the death of John Forté

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The best local book events this week

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Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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'Stokely and Martin' imagines a conversation between two civil rights icons

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